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WEDNESDAY, CTOBER 11, 1989

IN

THIS.

IN FUTURE

"THERE IS SOME TRUTH CONCENTRATE ON IMPROVING QUALITY RATHER THAN GIVING IN REASING NUMBERS.

WE

то SHALL AIM TOP PRIORITY TO

"MAJOR MEASURES OVER THE NEXT

FEW YEARS WHICH HAVE

ALREADY TYPES OF

BEEN ANNOUNCED INCLUDE PROVIDING SECONDARY 7 CLASSES IN ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL AND BRINGING IN 'A' LEVEL EXAMINATIONS IN CHINESE,"

SIR

DAVID SAID THAT

WHOLE-DAY

CLASSES REMAINED THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE.

SCHOOLING

FOR ALL

PRIMARY

"BUT, GIVEN OUR

OTHER EDUCATIONAL

PRIORITIES,

RESOURCE

HOW

CONSTRAINTS AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, WE NEED TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT QUICKLY WE CAN ACHIEVE IT," HE SAID.

A PHASED PROGRAMME OF THE FIRST PRIORITY WOULD THEREFORE BE CONVERTING SENIOR PRIMARY CLASSES TO WHOLE-DAY OPERATION.

ALREADY TAKEN SEVERAL ENGLISH AND

SIR DAVID ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE STANDARDS OF BOTH CHINESE.

OF LOCAL TEACHERS "THESE HAVE INCLUDED SENDING LARGE NUMBERS

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND OVERSEAS

IMMERSION COURSES IN FOR

EXPATRIATE TEACHERS INTRODUCING A SCHEME TO ENABLE SCHOOLS TO EMPLOY OF ENGLISH,' HE SAID.

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SAID COMMENTING THAT THESE MEASURES WERE NOT ENOUGH, SIR DAVID

THE MEDIUM A STRATEGY THAT WOULD DEAL WITH THE DIFFICULT PROBLEMS OF

OF LANGUAGE TEACHING WAS URGENTLY OF INSTRUCTION AND THE NEEDED.

QUALITY

THE REPORT OF A THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD SOON PUBLISH

AND PROPOSALS WOULD BE WORKING GROUP THAT LOOKED INTO THESE ISSUES PUT TO TIĘ BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION COMMISSION EARLY YEAR AFTER PUBLIC CONSULTATION, HE SAID.

NEXT

THE EDUCATIONAL TURNING TO THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN

BELIEVED GOVERNMENT

IT IMPORTANT TO SYSTEM, SIR DAVID SAID THE

A HEALTHY INCREASE PARENTAL CHOICE BY ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE SCHOOL SECTOR IN HONG KONG.

SCHEME.

"TO HELP ACHIEVE THIS, WE WILL INTRODUCE A NEW

DIRECT SUBSIDY

TO JOIN AT A RATE WHICH GOING TO THOSE WHICH

"SCHOOLS WHICH MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA WILL BE ELIGIBLE THE SCHEME, AND WILL RECEIVE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE

WITH MORE WILL DEPEND ON THEIR FEE CHARGE LESS.

INCOME,

•

"THEY WILL, AT THE SAME TIME, BE ABLE TO RETAIN

IN OF FREEDOM

CURRICULUM, DECIDING SELECTION OF PUPILS, HE

ON SAID.

A GREAT DEAL

AND FEES. MANAGEMENT

THE

/SIR DAVID